Old North’s 2012 Lantern Ceremony Honors Home Base Program – Photos
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In celebration of Patriot’s Day, Old North Church hosted the 237th Anniversary Annual Lantern Ceremony on Sunday, April 17, 2012. This year, Old North honored the work of the Red Sox Foundation and Massachusetts General Hospital’s Home Base Program, which assists veterans returning from Afghanistan and Iraq. The keynote speaker was General (Ret) Fred Franks. The lantern carriers were children of soldiers on active duty in Afghanistan.
Stacey Lucchino, Boston Red Sox Reads Paul Revere’s Ride by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Rev. Stephen T. Ayers, Vicar, Old North Church
Paul Revere Meets His Fans on the Prado
Lantern Presentation – Arthur Coviello (Chair, Old North Foundation and Exec Chair, RSA, Security Division of EMC to Gen. (Ret) Frederick M Franks, Jr
1st Michigan Fife and Drum Corps
Old North Chamber Choir
General (Ret) Frederick M. Franks, Jr. Gives Kenote Address
1st Michigan Fife and Drum Corps on Prado
Reading Paul Revere’s Letter to Jeremy Belknap – Joe Kearns Goodwin, U.S. Army Veteran and Victoria Bonney Goodwin
Public Notice from the Paul Revere House Memorial Association: In preparation for the second phase of construction on Lathrop Place and as required by the $300,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities, public comment is invited as per the following notice: PUBLIC NOTICE Regarding the Initiation of Section 106 Review of 5/6 Lathrope Read More…
Join clergy and friends from the Old North Church and RUFF for our annual Blessings of the Animals, in honor of St. Francis Day. This year’s blessing will be on Sunday, October 2nd at 1:30 pm (note the earlier time this year) in the Prado (Paul Revere Mall). All creatures great and small are welcome! All Read More…
WBUR contributor, Erika Fine, says that a longtime posting, “THE NORTH SQUARE – Where it all began…” on the exterior of Sacred Heart Church in North Square is anti-semitic. She highlights the following historical description of Jews that settled in the North End. [highlight]“Jews were also prominently present, especially around the Salem Street area, providing services and goods Read More…
